Btjrtnett mcintosh



mimosa. CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1908.

907,270. Patgnted Dec.22,1908.

BURTNETT MCINTOSH, OF NEW YOFIQN. Y., ASSIGNOR TO FRANK A. HALL, OF NEW YORK, N.

UNITED-STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLIP.

Speciflcation of Letters Patent.

PatentedDec. 22, 1908.

Application at February 20, 1908. Serial No. 415,860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BURTNETT MCINTOSH, of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certainnew' and useful Improvements in Clips, 'of which, the following'is a full, clear, and exact specifica tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a clip especially intended for fastening ratan binding strips to mattress springs. It is customary to employ ratan strips extending around the margin of such springs to furnish a corner or edge over which the canvas covering is drawn, andgreat difliculty has heretofore been experienced in securing a sufficiently simple and cheap device which will, nevertheless, hold securely the ratan of varying diameter.

The principal feature of my invention therefore is to provide an ellicient device for my invention, in which drawings,

Figure l is a plan view showing a fragment of the spring and a fra ment of the ratan joined by my improved 0 ip; Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; Fi 3 is a detail perspective of the saddle; and Fig. 4 is a" detail of a tool which may be employed to fastenthe clip.

The clip is preferably constructedof metal and is composed of two parts, a saddle A.

and a strap 13. The saddle has a curved seat a with which the ratan Cis' engaged. The edge a'of this seat is slightly sharpened so that it will indent or slightly enter the ratan as will hereinafter fully appear; The saddle further comprises a bend (1 adapted to receive the top convolution d of the spring D. In this bend is formed an opening a to receive thestrap as will inafter be fully set forth. From the a the body of the saddle extends downward and easily and 'e and inward and terminatesin a benda engaging tlie second convolution *d of the springD. The strap B has its end 6 entered into the opening a of the saddle, turned around' the. convolution d of the spring and passed back. between the ratan and the body of the strap, the pressure of the body of the strap against this end holdmg the same firmly in place. The strap is then passed around the ratan and downward past the saddle A through the opening 7 a first in the position indicated by the broken lines in Fig. 2. A suitable tool, such for instance as the instrument shown in Fig. 4:, with a slot X in its end is then engaged with the end of the strapin the slot 7 X. Then the tool is rotated to coil up the end of the strap in a coil indicated at bf such coil lying against the underside of the body of the saddle and rotation of the tool being continued'until suflicientpressure is brought to bear on the strap. The strap in being thus strained around the ratan imparts to it a slightly rotating motion in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 2, causing the sharp end a of the saddle to make an impression into. the ratan, thus rigidly and most securely connecting the saddle and ratan with the upper convolution 01 of the spring. The strap is formed.

of suitable metal such, for instance, as hoop iron and has sufiicient stilfness to cause the coil 12 to retain its form. The coil, therefore, presses against the body of the saddle and prevents relaxation of the tension of the strap.

It will be seen that the device is arranged to be readily applied. By connecting the saddle with the secondconvolution d of the spring or with some other part of the spring,

the saddle is prevented from rotating on the convolution (Z and I am thereby permitted to exert the necessarystrain on the strap. This strain on the strap not only firmly holds the ratan in the .seat of the saddle, but it also draws the top convolution d of the spring" up firmly into the bend aof the saddle thus making an absolutely rigid structure. Not only does the improved clip firmly hold theratan in place, and permit instant application, but it readily and completely .ja'dapts itself to ratan of varying diame't' a result which has not, to my knov'ilje ge, been heretofore attained by a device which n?? be cheaply constructed ectually applied.

Having thus described the preferred em bodiments of my invention, what I claim as new'and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A clip for the purpose specified comprising asaddle adapted to engage the a saddle having a seat tobe engaged by the ratan and a bend to receive a convolution 0f the spring and a strap engaged at one end with said convolution of the spring and passed around the 'ratan,the other end of I the strap engaging the saddle.

' a strap one,end of which is 3.'-A- clip for the purpose specified comprising asaddle' adapted to be engaged by the ratan and a strap for holding the ratan in place, one end' of the strap being turned into a coil, whereby tension may be exerted on the strap.

4c. A clip for the purpose specified comprising a saddle adapted to be engaged by the ratan and astrap for holding the ratan in place, one end of the strap being turned into a coil, whereby tension may be exerted on the strap, said coil engaging the saddle and retained thereby. a U 5. A clip for the purpose specified comprising a saddle adapted to engage the spring and having a bend to receive a convolution of the spring, the saddle having an opening at said bend and a seat beyond the same, the seat receiving the ratan and the opening in the saddle an engaged with said convolution of the 'sprin the strap passing around the ratan its 0t er end pro-' ecting through said opening in the saddle and turned in a coil against the saddle.

6. A clip for the purpose specified, com *prisin a saddle having a bend intermediate its en s receiving the top convolution of the I spring, means for connecting one end of the assed through saddle with the second convolution of the sprzng, a seat formed at the other end of the saddle with WhICh seat a ratan isengaged and a strap having one end engaged with encircle the ratan, one end of the strap engaging'the spring and the other end engag ing the saddle.

8. A clip comprising a saddle having a seat to engage the ratan and a pliable metal strap adapted to encircle the 'ratan, one end of which strap is fastened immovably with respect to the saddle and the other end of which is coiled against the saddle whereby tension may be exerted on the strap to hold the saddle in place.

9. A clip comprising a.. saddle having a seat to engage the ratan and a pliable metal strap adapted to encircle the ratan, one end of which strap is fastened immovably with respect to the saddle and the other end of which is coiled against the saddle whereby tension may be exerted on the strap to hold the saddle in place, the saddle having a sharp edge adapted to impinge the ratan to prevent'the saddle from moving under the tension of the strap.

10. A clip comprising a saddle having a seat to engage the ratan and also having a portion fastened to the spring and a pliable metal strap one end of which is fastened iinmovably with respect to thesaddle and spring, the strap encircling the ratan and having its other end coiled against the saddle, whereby the strap maybe placed under tension to hold the saddle in place.

BURTNETT MemTosn. Witnesses:

WM. J. WAGNER, THOMAS J. MoNeoHAN; 

